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The Parliament House, seat of the Riksdag since 1905. The Riksdag (Swedish: [ˈrɪ̌ksdɑː(ɡ)] ⓘ, lit. transl. "diet of the realm"; also Swedish: riksdagen [ˈrɪ̌ksdan] ⓘ or Sveriges riksdag [ˈsvæ̌rjɛs ˈrɪ̌ksdɑː(ɡ)] ⓘ) is the parliament and the supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden.
The Committee on the Constitution [1] (Swedish: konstitutionsutskottet) (KU) is a parliamentary committee in the Swedish Riksdag.The committee's responsibilities include examining issues relating to the Swedish Constitution and Administrative laws, as well as examining the Prime Minister's performance of duties and the handling of government matters.
The speaker of the Riksdag (Swedish: Riksdagens talman) is the presiding officer of the national unicameral legislature in Sweden. The Riksdag underwent profound changes in 1867, when the medieval Riksdag of the Estates was abolished. The new form of the Riksdag included two elected chambers, each with its own speaker.
The salaries of the MPs are decided by the Riksdag Pay Committee (Riksdagens arvodesnämnd), an agency under the Riksdag. Since 1 January 2022 the basic monthly pay of an MP is SEK 71 500. The pay of the Speaker is SEK 184 000 per month, which is the same as that of the Prime Minister. The Deputy Speakers receive an increment of 30% of the pay ...
The King arrives for the 2011 opening. The Opening of the Riksdag Session (Swedish: Riksmötets Öppnande) is an annual ceremony in the Kingdom of Sweden to mark the start of a new parliamentary year for the Swedish Riksdag. [1]
Parliamentary Ombudsman (Finnish: Eduskunnan oikeusasiamies, Swedish: Riksdagens ombudsman, Icelandic: Umboðsmaður Alþingis, Danish: Folketingets Ombudsmand, Norwegian: Sivilombudet) is the name of the principal ombudsman institutions in Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (where the term justice ombudsman – Justitieombudsmannen or JO – is also used).
The Swedish National Audit Office (Swedish: Riksrevisionen) is the agency responsible for oversight of the state finances through financial and performance audits of state agencies, state-owned companies and the Government of Sweden.
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